SYNTHESES OF METAL CARBONYLS. XVII. FORMATION OF A HETERONUCLEAR ORGANOMETALLIC CLUSTER CONTAINING RUTHENIUM AND RHODIUM; CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF (3(μ3-CO)2)

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)80051-6

Ru(C6Me6)(C2H4)2 reacts with Rh(C5Me5)(CO)2 to give the known dinuclear complex 2 and the new heteronuclear cluster complex (3(μ₃-CO)2) which has been fully characterized by a single crystal X-ray diffraction study.